Uganda: Museveni Writes to Bazzukulu About a Speedy Trial for Besigye

Kampala — President Yoweri Museveni has said he wants a rapidly trial for Besigye “so that facts come out.”

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Fellow Ugandans, especially the Bazzukulu.

I have seen the situation by some Ugandans regarding the remanding of Dr. Besigye for the very critical offences he’s alleged to have been planning. When you want a stable nation, the extra legal examine ought to tranquil be: “Naye Dr. Besigye bamukwatila ki? Why was Dr. Besigye arrested?” The answer to that is a rapidly trial so that facts advance out.

In any other case, you are promoting insecurity which is amazingly dangerous for the nation. No one on the earth can easily give us lectures on reconciliation and forgiveness because that is part of our doctrine lawful from the 1960s.

Nonetheless, our strategy and doctrine are also based on accountability by the mistake makers — especially these that execute Ugandans. We are now able to be aware Janani Luwum, Benedicto Kiwanuka, Kiingo Chemonges, Edward Mutesa, etc., transferring thru a peaceful Uganda and travelling on correct tarmac roads, because the liberty combatants sacrificed themselves and defeated Idi Amin and all the opposite killers.

We are not for vengeance but the danger of the killers ought to tranquil be removed. Therefore, the legal answer within the matter of Dr. Besigye is a rapidly trial.

Who slowed down the trial route of? It is the Courts that pointed out some gaps within the Military Courts and they ordered the transfer of the cases to Civilian Courts.

The alive to Other folks are, therefore, working on two fronts. Transfer the files to the Civilian Courts from the Military Courts and the Gov’t and the legislators to shut the gaps within the Military Courts. When you are innocent, why carry out you not demand for a rapidly trial so that you can demonstrate your innocence and repeat these that are “persecuting” you instead of demanding bail, forgiveness, as if critical crime is also entitled to holidays?

Near to illness, there is, first of all, a Gov’t hospital within the Reformatory. In addition to, Dr. Besigye’s personal doctors have been visiting him and even taking him to private clinics. If there was need for any additional medical care, the Gov’t can be advised. Nonetheless, in this case, Dr. Besigye was on hunger strike. That is part of the cause for his weakness that shall we contemplate within the images that have been within the Newspapers. Is that not unprincipled blackmail? How can you be accused of critical crimes and, then, your response is a hunger strike to generate sympathy for getting bail,etc.? Why bear not you demand a rapidly trial? The military court docket was ready for the trial. Allow us to wait for the civilian court docket.